BACKGROUND Inconsistent findings on the value of continuity of care can stem from variability
in its importance to different subsets of patients. We therefore examined the association …

BACKGROUND. The content and context of family practice outpatient visits have never
been fully described, leaving many aspects of family practice in a" black box," unseen by …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Faced with a rapidly changing healthcare environment, primary care
practices often have to change how they practice medicine. Yet change is difficult, and the …

Purpose: To identify characteristics of physicians, patients, and visits associated with
obtaining family history information in community family practice. Methods: Research nurses …

Background: Despite the large potential of dietary changes to reduce morbidity and mortality,
the frequency, time spent, and factors associated with nutrition counseling in primary care …

Background. Data on preventive service delivery in primary care practice have been limited
by indirect methods of measurement. This study describes directly observed rates of …

BACKGROUND: The long-term effect of most interventions has not been studied. Changes
due to interventions to improve patient care may revert to baseline after the intervention …

Rationale, aims, and objectives This study examines the degree to which a “Hawthorne effect”
alters outpatient‐visit content. Methods Trained research nurses directly observed 4454 …

Background: The potential of primary care practice settings to prevent disease and morbidity
through health habit counseling, screening for asymptomatic disease, and immunizations …

Racial disparities in the process and outcome of health care may be partially explained by
differences in time use during outpatient visits by African-American and white patients. This …